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General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length:
46 ft 1.5 in (14.06 m)
Wingspan:
38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Height:
16 ft 0.75 in (4.90 m)
Wing area:
375 ft² (34.8 m²)
Airfoil:
NACA 65A007 root and tip
Empty weight:
19,490 lb (8,840 kg)
Max takeoff weight:
42,000 lb (19,050 kg)
Powerplant:
1 × Allison TF41-A-2 turbofan, 14,500 lbf (64.5 kN)

Performance

Maximum speed: 600 knots (698 mph, 1,123 km/h) at sea level
Combat radius:
621 nmi (700 mi, 1,127 km)
Ferry range:
2,485 nmi (2,860 mi, 4,600 km) with external fuel tanks
Wing loading:
77.4 lb/ft² (379 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight:
0.50

Armament

Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon with 1,030 rounds

Hardpoints: 6× under-wing and 2× fuselage pylon stations (for mounting AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs only) with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:

Rockets: 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm Mk 32 Zuni rockets)

Missiles:

Bombs:

  • Up to 30× 500 lb (227 kg) Mark 82 bombs or Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs)
  • Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
  • Up to 4× B28 nuclear bomb/B57 nuclear bomb/B61 nuclear bombs
  • Other: up to 4 × 300/330/370 US gallon drop tanks

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